Tape-splice.



M. J. LORRAINE.

TAPE SPLICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2. 1913.

1,168,657. Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

W I TNESSES:

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 120., WASHINGTON, D. c.

MADISON J. LORRAINE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

TAPE-SPLICE.

Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

Application filed September 2, 1913. SeriaINo. 787,706.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MADISON J. LOR- RAINE, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented a new Tape-Splice, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide means of uniting or mending sections of metal tapes in a simple, accurate manner; and especially means for mending them quickly and satisfactorily in the field where the breakage occurs without the use o-fcumbersome tools, rivets, or solder. I do this by means ofa perforated infolding, metal splice-sleeve in which the ends of the tape sections are inserted and are secured with rigid tongues formed from the metal of the tape itself and engaging with the metal of the sleeve at the sides of the perforations.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a plan view showing one section of a tape after it has been secured in the splice-sleeve, and with the other section in line with the sleeve but not entered therein; Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the splice-sleeve. Fig. 4 is a cross section of'the splice-sleeve and secured section of the tape. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the splice-sleeve. Fig. 6 shows the splice-sleeve and contained section of tape placed in a punch preparatory to forming the tongue from the tape and securing it therewith to the sleeve.

Similar numerals refer to the same or like parts in the figures.

The splice-sleeve is indicated in the figures by the numeral 1, and is designed to accurately hold the tape sections so that when they have been joined there will be no normal, lateral, or longitudinal play and the tape will be true to alinement and length. It is formed with one side, or its base, solid except for the perforations, and with the other side preferably open but having flanges 5, 5, and at the joint of the mend, extensions or lugs 6, 6 intended to. strengthen the sleeve at that point.

ing them true laterally and normally. In: the base of the sleeve perforations, or open- 1' ings, 3, 3 are formed, shape, but preferably triangular, each to receive a corresponding shaped tongue 4,; which is cut from the metal of the tape 2 ing annoying and costly delays. i sleeve infolds the tape sections closely hold-g pocket and the punch, which will be small, 1" can be attached to a key ring or carried loose in a pocket.

p The essential features of the invention are the infolding perforated splice-sleeve forming a die-plate, and its openings dies and of any practicable; 1

with a suitable tool and is forced downwardend crosswise through its opening until 1ts point extends slightly beyond the outer face of the sleeve base, as indicated in F1gs. 2 and 4. In the operation of cutting the tongues from the tape the perforated base of the splice-sleeve becomes a dieplate and the sides of the openings 3, 3 Whlch are adjacent to the extremities become shoulders against which their opposed edges of the tongues bear and prevent the withdrawal of the tape sections from the sleeve, as the tongues are integral with the tape and rigid.

The operation of uniting, or mending, the sectlons of a tape is, as follows: One extremity of the tape section is inserted, endwise, in the splice-sleeve until it comes about in the middle of the sleeve under 6, 6; The

splice-sleeve and contained tape is then placed under a properly formed punch until opening 3 is exactly under the cutting point of the punch and will act as a die. The punch is then struck, or forced downward, until it cuts the tongue 4 from the metal of the tape section forcing it through the opening 8 and'incline'd downward Where it will remain and will beariagainst the metal of the base of the sleeve at the side of the open ing 3 eifectually securing the tape section to the sleeve. After one section of the tape has been secured, as described, the other section is inserted in the opposite end of the splice-sleeve until its extremity abuts solidly against the end of the secured section and the operation of forming the second tongue and forcing it within and into engagement with the side of its corresponding, splice-sleeve opening is performed the same as for the first section. After both sections have been secured, as described, the united tape will be true to length and alinement and the parts will be permanently united and can not be separated by any pull which may be exerted in making measurements; and the whole operation of uniting them will consume a minimum amount of time, avoid- The apparatus used is also simple and easily carried as the splice-sleeves can be kept in a vest the sides thereof shouldersand the integral, rigid tongues formed from the metal of the tape forced within theopeningsa-nd their edges bearing againstthe sides of the same to secure the tape sections to and prevent their Withdrawal from the splicesleeve. I W 1 Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is V 1. A" means of accurately uniting and splicing,sect-ions of metal'tapes consisting of an infolding, perforated splice-sleeve, the sides of the perforations forming shoulders which engage with the edges of rigidftongues punched from and remaining integral with the metal of the tape sections and forced within the perforations to cause said engagement: p

A means of accurately unitingand splicing, sections of metal tapes consisting o n infoding splice-sleeve having perforations in its base, said perforated'base actcopies of this patent may be obtained for edges intrlockingwiththe metal of the sleeveat thesides of the openings.

means of accurately uniting and spl cing, sections of metal tapes consisting 'of an infolding splice-sleeve within which tions and their edges engaging with the metal of the sleeve base at the sides of the perforations to secure the sections within and'to the splice-sleeve.

5. A means of accurately uniting abutting sections of metal tapes consisting of a splicesleeve closely vinfolding the tape sections, the splice-sleeve having perforations which actasdies the sides of which form shoulders; and tongues punched from and remaining integral with the infolded tape sections by means of the dies, and of like size and shape thereto; and forced within the" perforations and remaining inclined and rigid'thereintheir edges engaging with and bearing against the shoulders thereof to hold the tapesections fixed within the sleeve and prevent their longitudinal separation under tension.

MADISON J. LORRAINE.

Witnesses:

' E. M. CARR,

E. W. SKELTON.

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